Apparatus for generating steam for medicinal purposes.



No. 774,075. PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904. M. F. HENTSGHEL. APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STEAM FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1904. NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 1, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MAX FRIEDRICH HENTSCHEL, OF LEISNIG, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,075, dated November 1, 1904.

Application filed March 31, 1904. Serial No. 200,992. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX FRIEDRICH HENT- soHEL, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Leisnig, Saxony, Germany, have invented a certain new and useful Apparatus for Generating Steam for Medicinal Purposes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for generating steam for medicinal purposes.

The novel feature of this apparatus as compared with known apparatus for the same purpose consists in the fact that in addition to the heating-tube the steam-pipe and the condenser-trap connected therewith are arranged Within the flat Water-chamber in order that the apparatus can be conveniently carried in a coat-pocket or the like.

One form of the apparatus is shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a diagrammatic plan view thereof.

The apparatus comprises a closed flat water-chamber a, having curved ends and within which is a compartment bfor condensed steam. An aperture with a stopper 0 is provided for the entrance of water to the chamber a, and an aperture and stopper d serve.

for the removal of water from the chamber 6. The heating-gases pass through the tube a, which passes straight through the chamber a and is open at its upper and lower ends. The heat generated by the burner f passes through the said tube e in the direction of the arrow and heats the water in the chamber a. The spirit-lamp g fits into the lower part of the apparatus, in which it is movable in guides it, so that it can at any time be easily recharged at 0. The movable lamp is held fast in the apparatus by a spring 7', running in said guides it. From the chamber a steam passes through the pipe 70 to the condenser-trap, and thence through the nozzle 71..

The action of the apparatus is as follows: When the water in the chamber a has been sufficiently heated by the flame of the burner f, steam is generated in the chamber a and passes through the pipe 70 to the chamber 1), which retains the condensed steam. From the chamber 6 steam passes through the nozzle n and is thereupon used for the purpose required.

The apparatus is provided with foldable handles m, which may be insulated from heat by means of wood, leather, or the like.

I declare that what I claim is 1. In apparatus of the character indicated the combination. of a closed chamber adapted to receive water, means for heating the water therein, a condensation-chamber within said water-chamber, a heating-chamber passing completely through the water-chamber, interior means of communication between the water-chamber and the condensation-chamber and means for discharge of steam from the latter substantially as described.

2. In apparatus of the character indicated the combination of a closed flat chamber adapted to receive water, means for heating the water therein, acondenser-trap within said chamher, a heating-tube passing completely through the water-chamber and open above and below, an interior pipe passing from the waterchamber to the condenser-trap and means for discharge of steam and products of condensation from said condenser-trap substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

MAX FRIEDRICH HENTSCHEII.

Witnesses:

ERNST O. MEYER, PAUL FARIAN. 

